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T.VR0GERS. IRON FENCE, l Patented Feb. 5, 1884,# A

PETERSV Phnulhngnphcr. Wallington. D C` TIMOTIIYIROGERS, OF SPRINGFIELD, OHIO, ASSIGNOR VrIO THE ROGER-S FENCE COMPANY, OF SAME PLACE.

" IRON FENCE..

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 292,859, dated February 5, 1884.V

` Appcation mea March 24,1883. (No model.)

To @ZZ whom, vt 71mg/ concern:-

Be it known that I, TIMOTHYA ItoGnns, a citizen of the United States, residingat Springeld, in the county of Clarke and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Iron Fences; andI do declarethe following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.`

My invention relates to improvements in iron fences, to iron fences having double parallel rails, and to that class of iron fences in which the picket ornaments are rigidly attached to the rails and are adjusted therewith independently of the picket-rod.

The object of my invention is to strengthen the opening in the ornament through which the picket-rod extends; also, to strengthen the fastening parts of the same, and to construct the ornament so vas to allow the fence to front toward either side.

Figure l is a perspective view of the ornament and a portion of the rails and picket-rod of my improved iron fence. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the same. Fig. 3 is an end view of the parts seen in Fig. 2 from the left.

The rails best adapted to my improved fence are square in their cross-section, and are placed in the saine horizontal plane, with their angles inward, and the picket-'rod 'of the same form inserted between them. The ornament is in two sections, one above and the other below the rails. The ornament shown consists simply of single plane curved frame-bars extending upward and downward from their engaging ends, so as to form in general outline an irregular ring of hexagonalform, the extreme side of whichis in the shape of a segment, c, with an oblong opening, a', therein, extending vertically through it. opening extends the full length of the segments, its ends conforming in shape to the angles of the picket-rod. Through this slot in each section the vertical picket-rod a extends. The ends of the ornament frame-bars are made triangular in their cross-section, and extend outward in opposite directions, fitting exactly This slot or v into the triangular space formed between the contiguous surfaces of the rails and the inside of the upper and lower bars of the clip-band c, which is made to t over the square rails b accurately. In putting the members of the fence together, the sections of the ornaments are lput in place with their ends d exactly opposite each other upon the upper and under surfaces of the rails, and the clip-band c forced on over theA rails and the ends d of the orna- Vment, upon one side thereof. The picket-rod a is then inserted between the rails down through the oblong slots or openings c in upper and lowery ornament-section. The clipband is then driven over the rails and ends d of the ornament upon the opposite side, and thus the picket is secured in place.

It will be noticed that in this form of fence either picket or ornament can be easily removed, if necessary, for repairs. tion formed by the ends ofthe ornament with the 'rails and the bands, securing them together, makes it very strong; yet the removal of either picket or ornament can be easily effected by driving the band c from off the ends d of the ornament. The degree of adjustment isl shown by the double arrow f, Fig. 2.

I claim as my inventionl. The combination, with the double or pan allel rails lying in the same horizontal plane, of the ornament having the ends of its sections adapted to engage with the inner surfaces of said rails, and the transverse clip -band adapted to slip over the ends 'of said sections and se-v cure the whole together. y Y

2. In an iron fence having double rails, an ornament having a vertical longitudinal opening or slot in each of its two opposite areh-bars, said slot or opening being for the purpose of allowing th'e picket-rod to extend therethrough and to admit of the adjustment of the ornament and rails without disturbing the relative position of the picket-rod.

3. In a double-rail iron fence, an ornament in two opposite seetions,having its ends shaped to conform to the space between the rails upon either side of the same, and confined therein by an encircling band, as hereinbefore set forth.

4.' The combination, with the double parallel rails and the picket, of the ornament and thegolip-band, the former having the vertical The connec- IOO vertically slotted to admit the picket and permit of the adjustment of the rails and ornament thereto7 as specified.

In testimony whereof I aiilx mysgnature in presence of two Witnesses.

TIMOTHY ROGERS.

Attest:

G. M. GRIDLEY, B. C. CONVERSE. 

